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10:35 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews Treasure and Dirt by Chris Hammer published by Allen and Unwin. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Lea Ypi grew up in one of the most isolated countries on earth. Albania was Europe's last outpost of communism; nearly impossible to visit, and even more difficult to leave. It was a place of queuing… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Susie with developments in the sleaze scandal engulfing the Conservative Party, even as Prime Minister Boris Johnson denies the UK is a "corrupt country". Read more Audio

9:30 AM.How will a major merger in the wool sector help prices and farmers out of the doldrums? Wools of New Zealand and Primary Wool Co-Operative, which have about 700 and 14-hundred grower shareholders… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A climate economist says the introduction by Tower Insurance of a new pricing model for flood risks is just the beginning. Tower is the first insurance company to offer customers a low, medium or high… Read more Audio

11:55 AM.Performing arts commentator Lyne Pringle joins Susie to talk about the challenges dance companies have faced, and decisions they've made, in the Delta outbreak with shows cancelled or postponed. Many… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Since Todd Karehana's brother died 21 years ago, the Auckland filmmaker has reflected a lot on how the loss has affected his family. When his mother Alma said she couldn't come to his graduation… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.RNZ music journalist Yadana Saw takes a deep-dive into the world of boybands - from their origins in the Beatles to what makes them such a hit with their fans. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews Walking With Ghosts by Gabriel Byrne, published by Pan Macmillan. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Bernardine Evaristo won the Booker Prize two years ago for her novel Girl, Woman, Other, but she has been writing plays, poetry, short stories and novels for over four decades. She's just published… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Susie to talk about rising Covid case numbers in schools and how Canberra is at 90 per cent double vaxxed, meaning restaurants and nightclubs can reopen… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.West Coast street lights are turning off at night again this summer to protect the Westland Petrel - or taiko. Waka Kotahi has settled on darkness on a short section of State Highway 6 through… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:08 AM.A South Auckland doctor is concerned the death rate of people with Covid isolating at home will rise, as many GPS don't have the resources or equipment to monitor them. Around 2000 people with the… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Liz talks to Kathryn about the impending massive shift of KiwiSaver funds on 1 December. In particular, those people in default funds need to be aware of what is happening to their investment, and it… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.A Wellington-based former physiotherapist turned entrepreneur has been hailed for making "the world's healthiest desk". Bart De Vries' attractive and easily adjustable birchwood Limber desks help… Read more Video, Audio

11:05 AM.Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson explains why global food prices have hit the highest level in over a decade. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.While the Ministry of Education works on a new curriculum to teach Aotearoa's history in schools, the fight is on for what that taught history should be. Dr Richard Shaw is a Professor of Politics at… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.In a political win for the US President, Congress has approved $1 trillion in spending on infrastructure. It is also proof that Democrats can overcome some of the divisions that have prevented them… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Journalist Rod Oram joins Susie from the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Health professionals say they need covid boosters shots rolled out immediately and they are frustrated at delays by the Ministry of Health. Medsafe has granted consent for Pfizer booster vaccines for… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy visits "the cloak of the south," Te Korowai o te Tonga, South Kaipara Peninsula, one of two thumbs of land that enclose Kaipara Harbour, one of the largest harbours in the world. It's a place… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:30 AM.Wellington chef Vicky Ha had a "strong vision" when she started her own dumpling company back in 2012. This year, House of Dumplings took out the Supreme Award at the NZ Artisan Awards. Read more Video, Audio

11:05 AM.Stephen, Ben and Susie discuss the latest Covid management measures, including the rapidly dumped idea of scheduling Aucklanders departure for Christmas holidays. Cabinet meets today and will decide… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Luke Finnegan reviews Kurangaituku by Whiti Hereaka published by Huia Publishers. Read more Audio